Donaghadee 17/03/07

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#1 Post by **drewk** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:01 pm

People: Just me

Duration: 5 hours (2 at the Dee)

Tide: Rising

Weather: Very windy but mild

Bait: Rag and squid

Rigs: 3 hook flapper

Results: Two 3 bearded rockling and a codling

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report: Hit the Dee at 4am on the rising tide to see what was about. All the fish where taken from my usual spot, all on the bottom hook and all on rag tipped with squid. Had to post the picture of the rockling as its my PB at just over a 1/2 lb. Strange that its bite was very tentitive and light and to be honest if I hadn't been holding the rod I would probably have missed it. All my previous rockling have been quite drab in colour but this on seems to be taking on more of the red appearance of Ronalds and alannelson's beauties. Has anyone else noticed how certain fish change with age/size? Packed up once it got light and moved to Orlock to float for some coalies but I drew a blank at the both marks tried. Ah well that Orlock for ya.

#2 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:11 pm

That be a shore rockling drew .alot of people get them confused with the 3 bearded which is light coloured with dark spots .
Your keen heading out on a night like that ,it must have been breezy at the dee :lol:

#3 Post by **drewk** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:07 am

Always get them confused :oops: The wind made any bites hard to detect. At that time of the morning you generally don't get the comedians and have to answer the same question a dozen times over. :roll:

Livid · #4 Post by **Livid** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:50 am

Nice fish, still hoping for my first Rockling this year... meh. I've only been out twice anyway. :?

#5 Post by **alannelson** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:17 pm

Thats a nice shore rockling drewk you seem to catch well in the early hours of the morning well done your a bit of a brass monkey :lol:

#6 Post by **drewk** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:22 pm

Still waiting for things to drop :?

#7 Post by **alannelson** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:27 pm

drewk wrote:Still waiting for things to drop :?

maybe if you thaw out a bit keep up the good work :lol:

#8 Post by **Drew** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:00 pm

Nice one Drew. 8)

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